Charter:
The development and maintenance of standards for powered platforms (scaffolds) for buildings where window cleaning and related services are accomplished by means of suspended equipment at heights in excess of 35 feet (11m) above a safe surface, e.g. grade, street, floor, or roof level.

Charter:
The development and maintenance of standards to establish a common system to assist in identification of hazardous materials conveyed in piping systems and their hazards when released in the environment.

Charter:
The development and maintenance of standards covering the design, construction, installation, operation, inspection, testing, maintenance, alteration, and repair of inclined stairway chairlifts and inclined and vertical platform lifts intended for transportation of a mobility impaired person only. The device shall have limited vertical travel, operating speed and platform area. Operation shall be under continuous control of the user/attendant. The device shall not penetrate more than one floor. A full passenger enclosure on the platform shall be prohibited.

Charter:
The development of standards to establish safety requirements for manlifts. The standard developed by this committee applies to the manufacture, installation, maintenance, inspection, and operation of manlifts in relation to accident hazards. Manlifts covered by this scope consist of steps (platforms) and accompanying handholds mounted on, or attached to, an endless belt operating vertically in one direction only and being supported by, and driven through, pulleys at the top and bottom. These manlifts are intended for conveyance of persons only. It is not intended that this scope cover moving stairways, elevators with enclosed platforms (Patermoster elevators), gravity lifts, or conveyors used only for conveying materials.

Charter:
The charter of the ASME B30 Standards Committee, on Cranes and Related Equipment, is to develop, maintain, and interpret safety codes and standards covering the construction, installation, operation, inspection, testing, and maintenance of cranes and related equipment.

Charter:
The development and maintenance of standards that support lift planning activities where mechanical equipment including, but not limited to, cranes, derricks, hoists, cableways, aerial devices and material lifting accessories and combinations thereof are used.

Charter:
The charter of the ASME PASE Committee on Safety Standards for Portable Automotive Service Equipment, hereafter called the standards Committee, shall be the standardization of safety and performance requirements for portable automotive service equipment. These codes or standards may include requirements for safety, health, design, quality, testing, production, construction, measurement, maintenance, performance or operation of equipment or qualification of personnel.